届广东省汕头市高三上学期期末质量监测 英语word版含答案Word文件下载.docx

1、如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。3非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf youre on the hunt for something new and interesting to read, yo

2、u have plenty of places to go. This week, were looking at four of the best book recommendation sites, services, or groups, based on your nominations（提名）.GoodReads GoodReads is more than just a book recommendation site, although it excels at helping you find new books to read based on the ones you en

3、joy. You can build a virtual “shelf” of books you own or have already read, share your progress with the books youre currently reading, rate the books youve read, leave reviews, and connect with other readers. BookBubWhile BookBub isnt strictly a book recommendation service, it does bring you super-

4、low-cost books based on your interests every day. The service is free, and when you sign up, you tell BookBub what kinds of books you like to read. From there, youll get an email from BookBub every day with book deals for that day. When we say “deal,” we mean itmany of BookBubs titles are free entir

5、ely, $0.99, or just a couple of bucks.LibraryThingLibraryThing has been around for a long time and is still a great user-powered book ratings, review, and recommendation site. The service calls itself the worlds largest book club, and thats a lot like the overall feel. Once you sign up, youll be enc

6、ouraged to start adding books youve read and leave reviews for them. Behind its book ratings and reviews though, LibraryThing is a powerful tool to catalog and organize your entire book collection. OlmentaIf youre not interested in registering for accounts, adding your own books, or any of that hass

7、le（麻烦）, Olmenta can suggest some solid titles to you based on general popularity and the citation of the people behind the site. Its a simple list of book covers that the service thinks you should read, and a few genres you can click on if youre looking for something specific, like business, fiction

8、, childrens, theatre, poetry, or nonfiction, among others. 21. Which of the following two book recommendation sites ask you to rate and leave reviews?A. Goodreads and BookBub B. BookBub and LibraryThingC. LibraryThing and Olmenta D. Goodreads and LibraryThing22. Which book recommendation site can he

9、lp you get super-low-cost books?A. GoodReads B. BookBub C. LibraryThing D. Olmenta23. If you turn to Olmenta, you _.A. need to pay more B. need to add your own bookC. dont need to sign up D. dont need to look for something specificB“If your dreams dont scare you, they arent big enough.” - Lowell Lun

10、dstrumTwo years ago, I was a freshman at UC Berkeley. I was only 16 and couldnt believe I was in college. I told myself that I wanted to one day travel the world, but then it was only a “dream”. Two years later, that dream is coming true. I am 18 years, going into my third year at Berkeley, and in s

11、ix days I will be making my first international trip to the UK. Crazy! I cant believe how fast the time has flown. My “young” age has always been a big factor in doing a lot of things but I have managed to overcome the age barrier and I wont let it stop me from accomplishing my goals in life. You ca

12、n never be too young to live your life to its fullest.Im leaving on July 20th, and will return in January. Most of my time will be spent studying at my exchange university in Manchester, but I plan on visiting all of London, a lot of cities within the UK such as Wales, Oxford, Kent, Cambridge along

13、with as many countries as possible in Europe. Currently on my list is Norway, Sweden, France, Italy and Spain. The list will get longer once I get there, Im sure! Till then, Im packing, packing, packing and also saying my goodbyes （one of the hardest things to do）. This last week is going to be a ve

14、ry emotional week for me but I will use the love of my family and friends to carry me through. I feel like it hasnt fully sunk in that I wont be seeing the people I love every day, or that I will be starting over in a strange land. But somewhere deep inside me, I know that everything is going to be

15、okay. I hope to be sharing my experiences along the way through this journal and hope to keep in touch as much as I can. Ahhhh! Cant believe its almost here!24. The author will go to UK as a（n） .A. tourist B. worker C. exchange student D. freshman25. Whats the influence of the “young” age on the aut

16、hor in doing a lot of things?A. It has always been a barrier.B. It has made no difference to the author.C. It has kept him from accomplishing his goals in life.D. It has been a big factor helping him doing things better.26. Which of the following best describe the authors feelings before leaving for

17、 Berkeley?A. worried and discouraged B. excited and concernedC. happy and thrilled D. anxious and sad27. The passage is probably taken from .A. a speech B. a conversation C. a journal D. a novelCDespite the central role food plays in all of our lives, we let a great deal of it go to waste. About one

18、-third of all food produced in the world goes uneaten each yeara fact that harms our climate, costs the global economy billions of dollars and strains natural resources like water and land. Given the enormous impacts, its clear why the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals issued Target 12.3s

19、 call to halve food waste and reduce food losses by 2030.But with 13 short years to go, is the world doing enough?According to a new report from Champions 12.3, the progress is promising. Countries or regional blocs that have set specific food loss and waste reduction targets cover an estimated 28 p

20、ercent of the worlds population. At the same time, nearly 60 percent of the worlds 50 largest food companies have set targets to reduce food loss and waste. More than 10 percent of the 50 largest companies also now have active programs to waste less food.Meanwhile, initiatives（倡议） have taken off in

21、the European Union, United States, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and in other countries that expand public-private partnerships, government policies and consumer campaigns aimed at reducing food loss and waste.But its not all roses. Only a few countries, accounting for just 7 percent of

22、the worlds population, currently measure and publicly report on how much food is lost or wasted within their borders.These latest figures beg the question: Can the world really cut global food loss and waste in half by 2030? The answer is yesbut only if many more governments and companies set ambiti

23、ous targets, measure this inefficiency and take action to reduce food loss and waste. To my mind, there are three immediate challenges that require a collective approach.28. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “promising” in paragraph 3?A. discouraging B. surprising C. encouraging D. limited29.

24、 According to the report from Champions 12.3, which of the following is true?A. Nearly 60 % of the largest food companies have set targets to reduce food loss and wasteB. Over 10% of the 50 largest companies now have active programs to waste less foodC. Only 28% of the countries have set specific fo

25、od loss and waste reduction targetsD. More than 7 % of the countries currently measure and report on how much food is wasted30. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. The world is doing enough in reducing wasteB. A new report from Champions 12.3 was releasedC. One-third of all food produced in the wo

26、rld goes uneaten each yearD. The world can cut global food loss and waste in half by 2030 with more efforts31. What might be discussed after the last paragraph?A. The immediate measures a single country can take to reduce wasteB. The possibility of cutting food loss and wasteC. The way to solve the

27、problem of food loss and wasteD. Three demanding tasks that need settling togetherDOur bodies have many clocks that control sleep, health and performance. If we do things at the wrong times, there can be dangerous consequences. This years Nobel Prize was awarded to the three scientists who discovere

28、d the key genes in circadian （24-hour） body clocks. Their discovery enabled other scientists to discover the thousands of circadian times that control our health, our genes and even when we should have treatments: it can make the difference between life and death.Major heart surgery is common, but c

29、oncerned about dangers. The most significant is the importance and duration of interrupting and restarting the bodys oxygenated blood supply. On Friday a study was published on the complications arising from morning and afternoon heart surgery. The time of surgery made a significant difference: 54 （

30、out of 298） patients who had surgery in the morning experienced complications （18% of all patients） compared to 28 （of 298） patients who had surgery in the afternoon （9%）. Heart surgery appears to be safer in the afternoon.The heart has a pretty strong circadian timing system, as is well-known to th

31、ose in elite sports. According to sports experts, 17:00 （5pm） is the time of greatest cardiovascular （心脏血管的） efficiency and muscle strength. The hearts circadian strength in the late afternoon may help explain better heart surgery outcomes at that time of day.Living to our circadian times boosts health; when we do not live to these times we have increased health risks. Greater disease risks arising from circadian disruption have been identified in the brain, pancreas （胰脏） and stress systems. Metabol